Mucilage-holder.



PAIENTED MAY 5, 1903.

No. 726,982. A.J; PARK.

MUGILAGE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1903.

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UNITED STATES;

Patented May 5, 1903.

P TENT OFFICE.

ALBERT J. PARK, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE SAN- FORD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORA- TION OF ILLINOIS.

MUClLAGE-QHOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpartpf Letters ma No. 726,982, dated May 5, 1903. Application filed February 24, 19(l3. Serial No. 144,823. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

, Be it known that I, ALBERT J. PARK, acitizen of the United States, residing at*Worces-; ter, in the county of Worcester and; State of-& Massachusetts, haveinvented a newand'useful Mucilage-Holder, of which the following;

ful.. This repeated dipping of-the brush to is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of re ceptacles which are intended to hold a quantity of mucilage, paste, or similar material, together with a brush for use in distributing such material.

The object of the invention isto provide a receptacle to hold such mucilage, paste, or

similar material and also holdjmaterial to moisten the brush and keep it soft and to' normally hold the brush separated from both Figure 1 is a central vertical section ofthe,

receptacle with its various compartments containing the material and the brush. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view, in side elevation, of the removable brush-compartment. Fig. 4. is a vertical section of the same construction. Fig. 5 is a top view of the same.

In the art to which this invention relates it is well known that the mu'cilage or paste brush if left in the paste becomes gummy,- disagreeable, and oftentimes unfit for use, so that considerable time has to be spent in cleaning it before it can be used in delicate work,such as mounting photographs or paperflower work. There are other objections found in the art, such as the fscalingf of the paste, the evaporation of the same, and the trouble and annoyance of keeping the mucilage or paste at the proper consistence. With this view a receptacle hasbeen heretofore manufactured having two compartments, one forthe mucilage or paste and another for water or' other moistening substance and the brush; but with this constructiom it results that the mucilage' contained in the fibers of "the brush will gradually be dissolved and so fweakened that the brush is not fit for use until it"is again inserted in the paste and manipulated a number of times, so as to cause enough paste to adhere to make it usediss'olve additional paste is objectionable, and it is thepurpose of the present invention to avoid this objection.

Referring now to the construction of the l present invention, the main receptacle which is to contain the paste is of any suitable shape, but preferably cylindrical and made of vitreous or other suitable material. It is designated in the drawings by the letter A. Iuthis main receptacle for the paste or mucilage there is formed a partition in any suitablemanner, but preferably of the same material as the receptacle and integral therewith and conveniently as a central cylindrical wall A The'chamber formed by this partition is partially filled with water or other fluid. In addition to this water-cham ber'there is formed another chamber for the brush, which may likewise beof any proper shape and material, but preferably for convenience in manufacture is of a cylindrical form, as indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, 'with a widened solid base, which nicely fits the interior of the waterchamber. This chamber is for the brush and isnot designed to necessarily contain any liquid.

- In the'drawings the letter A designates the bottom of the main receptacle, and the letter A the sides thereof; the letter B, the paste or mucilage; the letter B, the water; the letter A the partition of the water-chamber; the letter D,-the bottom or stand of the brushchamber, and the letter Dthe walls of such chamber, and the letter C the brush contained therein. On the top of the receptacle may be placed a suitable cover, which maybe screwed thereon, as shown in the drawings and designated by the letter E, and between this cover and the top of the vitreous receptacle may be placed washers F F F. The cover may also have an upwardly-projecting chamber for the handle of the brush; but the construction and arrangement of this cover is no part of the invention.

0 designates the brush, and E the upward projection to contain the handle of the same.

Many modifications may be made in the details of construction Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Ordinarily the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, with the paste-chamber nearly full of material, and the water-chamber having considerable fluid in it, and the brush-chamber with the brush in it. It is obvious, therefore, that the mucilage or paste and the Water and brush are all kept separate. Every few days the brush may be moistened by dipping it in the Water, so as to keep its bristles in good condition, and then putting it back into its own compartment. This will keep the paste or :nucilage which adheres to the brush soft and the bristles themselves soft, and a new supply of paste can be taken up by the bristles at any time desired.

The brush-compartment is made removable, because it is more economical to manufacture a vitreous receptacle of the character shown in this manner than if it was attempted to make the brush-chamber integral with the water and paste chambers, and therefore a removable brush-chamber is the preferred form.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is e 1. In a device of the class described, a receptacle provided with a paste-chamber, awater-chamber and a separate brush-chamber; substantially as and for the purpose-set forth.

2. In a device of the class described, a receptacle provided with a paste-chamber, a water-chamber, and a removable brush-chamber; substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a device of the class described, a receptacle provided with an annular pastechamber, an annular central water-chamber, and an annular central brush-chamber of smaller diameter than the Water-chamber;

v substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a device of the class described, a re ceptacle provided with a paste-chamber and with a water-chamber, of a separate brushchamber formed with a foot or base of sufficient size to support it in the Water-chamber; substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 19th day of February, 1903, in the presence of the subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT J. PARK.

Witnesses:

J. A. MARIN, W. G. SABIN. 

